Orthodox Judaism

Different Worlds Jews are mice, Nazis are cats, and Poles are pigs. In the setting of “Maus 1: A Survivor’s Tale, My Father Bleeds History”, Art Spiegelman’s characters are far more iconic than they are particular. It is very difficult to distinguish each of the characters through looks alone, and the reader must do so through the dialogue, clothing, and the personality of the different characters. Spiegelman uses iconic characters rather than unique ones so as to separate the parties involved…

Prompt #5 In Elie Wiesel’s memoir the most important theme/moral is never giving up. Throughout the book many of the people struggle through the conditions of being in the camp. They were physically and mentally abused and they began to lose faith in god. “For God’s sake, where is God? And from within me, I heard a voice answer: Where He is? This is where—hanging here from this gallows…” (Night, 65). They not only lost faith in god but hey lost faith in the ability to survive and all of…

Judaism and Christianity are religions that have many differences from each other, these two religions are known throughout the world by many people. There are many traditions that the religions Judaism and Christianity respect differently. However, the differences listed below will be mostly about the different beliefs. One of the differences in belief is, in Judaism there is the father of Jews (Abraham), but in Christianity, there is no specific father of Christians, instead there is the…

Persepolis is a story that begins taking place in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. It is told in first-person by the main character, Marji. This allows the reader to receive and understand one specific opinion and point of view. She is a young girl who is lost in her own thoughts. She is a firm believer in religion. Marji says, “At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet…” (Satrapi 6). Without further knowledge nor experience, she was already greatly influence into following…

When individuals decide to migrate to a new nation or attend a collegiate institution that is distant from their home, the migration process influences their self-formation. Eastern European Jewish immigrants and Kalamazoo College First-Year students undergo similar migration processes. Both groups transition to a different location from their homes in order to obtain academic, social, and economic opportunities which also influences their identity formation. By analyzing the migration both…

Languages are a good way to be able to merge into any culture. Whether it is in Spain, Greece or any other place of the world, getting to know and learning the language spoken there is an effective way of being able to be in sync with the inhabitants of that particular place. Hebrew is the official language of the modern state of Israel and many people want to achieve Hebrew Language Learn. The history of the Hebrew Alphabet The Hebrew language was the original language of the Bible. It…

In Nehemiah 8:1-18, there are not many questions that one can have; it is very straight forward. One question that one may have is why Ezra would demand that the people stop weeping out of repentance, and instead they should celebrate and feast as a community. At first glance it seems strange that Ezra would stop the Judeans from repenting. The most likely explanation for this seemingly strange demand is that it was the festival of trumpets, which is a celebration of God’s mercy towards the…

St. Paul The title of St. Paul as the “Apostle to the Gentiles” was earned due to the tremendous work that he achieved as an evangelizer. St. Paul throughout his travels in Greece, Macedonia, Malta, Italy and the Mediterranean gathered many followers for the Christian faith and organized the creation of countless churches. The population of the areas that St. Paul would go on missions to were gentile cities where they practiced false gods. St. Paul overcame many challenges in order to evangelize…

They discussed the importance of asking questions and challenging everything. A quote at the heart of science is, “take no ones word for it” is also an important part of Judaism, unlike many other religions. Judaism teaches its children to ask questions and challenge conventional assumptions. It does not want people to have blind or unquestioning faith. Even God wants people to challenge him and ask questions. The difference between science…

Kondash West Versus East The Vedic Religion of Hinduism and Rabbinical Judaism are practiced around the world, yet, it would be senseless to believe that they are entirely different. In fact, there are some similarities between the two, especially when considering Paden’s categories. However, the problems, solutions and techniques for each religion are uniquely specific to the respective religions. The problem of each religion differs as the problem, specifically in the Vedic religion is…